diff --git a/openshift-gitops-argocd-resource-exclusions.yaml b/openshift-gitops-argocd-resource-exclusions.yaml
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+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1beta1
+kind: ArgoCD
+metadata:
+  name: openshift-gitops
+  namespace: openshift-gitops
+spec:
+  resourceExclusions: |
+    - apiGroups:
+        - tekton.dev
+      clusters:
+        - '*'
+      kinds:
+        - TaskRun
+        - PipelineRun
+    - apiGroups:
+        - velero.io
+      clusters:
+        - '*'
+      kinds:
+        - Restore